After the triumph of Boca Juniors 1-0 Godoy Cruz that classified him to the quarterfinals of the League Cupthe team coach xeneize, Diego Martinezanalyzed the victory against Tomb which confirmed the dispute of a new Superclásico in the next round. Furthermore, he told how it ended from the physical Edison Cavaniauthor of the great goal that earned the 3 points and the classification.
“With the hustle and bustle of the game, the pitch how it was and the need to have to score. We lacked a little more finesse, but we had clear situations. I think the victory ends up being fair because of the great effort the team made,” said the coach who took office at the beginning of this year.
The La Ribera team achieved fourth place in Zone B and will collide in the second round against the first in Zone A, River Plate. Regarding the upcoming Superclásico he said: “It is beautiful to be able to have the next game (with River) a final instance. We will seek to compete as we compete, try to win and advance to the next phase. Such a special game for everyone, but we still have the great work that the group did with one less.”
Regarding the Superclásico, when they asked him if he would put three forwards against River Plate, was surprised and also smiled, which infected those present in the press room. And without giving more details of the possible scheme, she anticipated: “Starting tomorrow it will be a matter of seeing what the next final is and we will try to win it.”
Furthermore, he highlighted Godoy Cruzwho had one extra man since the 30 minutes for the expulsion of Cristian Medina. “I think it was a bad game. Against a rival that has had a very marked game model for a long time. Great work by Gato Oldrá and the Godoy Cruz boys and there is a reason why they are the team that garnered the most points. We had control, dominance and it was difficult for us to finish the plays. We were better, but it was a final and great personalities appear in adversity. This group has a lot of personality and in the face of Medina’s expulsion the team continued trying, they did not delay and with one less for more than 60 minutes it was not felt,” he explained.
While Edinson Cavani He scored a great goal and was replaced at 78. Regarding the Uruguayan striker, the great figure of the match, he said: “Edi told me he was fine and left due to fatigue. We made the changes naturally as they occurred.”
More phrases from Diego Martínez:
Expulsion from Medina. “20 thousand things crossed my mind. I talked about it a lot to see how we are going through the game due to Cristian’s expulsion because that changed our game plan.”
Merentiel. “Miguel did a very important job. Let him play and not Luca (Langoni) aimed to give more play to the sides so that Luis (Advíncula) and Marcelo (Saracchi) can project themselves. If I took Miguel out ahead of time, it would prevent me from having a player with that characteristic on offense.”
How to beat River Plate. “The previous match with them was open, attractive. We went to compete on the rival’s field in a very good way. Like we do every weekend. Expectations are the best because We have three games left to try to be champions”.
What’s coming. “We achieved the second objective of 2024. The first was to advance in the Argentine Cup. Then get into the quarterfinals of the League Cup and with the added value of beating the team that added the most in the championship.”
Your identity with the team. “What I see identifies me, it has to do with our search. In this process that we are going through with so little time, seeing things about what the team is doing, I feel identified. What we saw today I feel represented. As a coaching staff, we like the teams that are protagonists, but when they don’t have the ball they throw themselves headlong into recovering it. “I want the team to be unbearable when it comes to recovering the ball.”
